Vertical stratification of leaf-beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in two forest types in Panama

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 329-336

  Charles, Elroy ^a   Basset, Yves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA   (Guyana)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Canopy; Dry forest; Rain forest; Resource availability; Species richness; Understorey

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARTHROPODA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 20844451950     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467405002300     Document Type: Article

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